A rule change means swimmer Suzanna Hext is able to wear her cochlear implants during the games.
A deaf world championship swimmer has said she "can't wait" to hear the crowds for the first time at the Paris Paralympics.
"Having that crowd and that feel of the atmosphere, it's got to give you a buzz to get down that pool pretty quick," said Ms Hext, who was left paralysed from the waist down after a "freak accident".Unlike hearing aids, which make sounds louder, cochlear implants work by turning sound into electrical signals and sending them to part of the inner ear called the cochlea.
"Before my accident, life in some ways slotted into place. Life felt pretty perfect," she told BBC Radio Somerset."It does make you treasure every moment that bit more. I feel very lucky to be here today.
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